Check and deposit-slip cabinet



G. F. BRISENDINE.

CHECK AND DEPOSIT SLIP CABINET.-

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, I9I8.

1,339,255. Patented y 4, 1920.

"llllm 5 mdww UNITED STATES PATENT onnion.

GUY F. .IBRISENDINE, 0F DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

CHECK AND DEPOSIT-SLIP CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUY F. BRISENDINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Check and Deposit- SlipCabinets, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements incheck and deposit slip cabinetsparticularly designed for use in connection with posting machines inbanks, business houses and the like, the principal object of thisinvention being the provision of such a cabinet in which the checks anddeposit slips may be placed or held in a convenient position forhandling, and when posted may be readily deposited in a propercompartment in regular order.

Further objects of this invention include the improvementsin detailsofconstruction and arrangement whereby a simple and effective cabinet ofthe type described is provided. 7

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear my invention consists in a construction, combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter described and then soughtto bedefined in the appended claims, reference being .had to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part hereof and which shows merely, for the purpose ofillustrative disclosure, a preferred embodiment of my invention, itbeing expressly understood however, that various changes may be made inpractice within thescope of the claims without digressing from myinventive idea.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet showing the slide boardand drawers open. I ig. 2 is a plan View with the board and drawersclosed.

F 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. i

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 1-7- 1 of Fig. 2. f

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical transverse section.

In all the views the same reference characters designate similar parts.

Referring now to the drawin the .numeral 1 designates a standing ta leor the like, affording a supporting means for a cabinet constructedaccording to my invention. This cabinet comprises the base partSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920. Q

Application M August 29, 1918. Serial No. 251,875.

. 2 in which are provided the plurality of drawers 3 and the slidingleaf 1. The top member 5 of this base part forms a bottom for the upperpart, or receptacle, 6 of the cabinet.

This upper part 6 of the cabinet is substantially rectangular inhorizontal cross section and is provided with a longitudinal partition7- dividing it into two compartments of unequal width. On top thereofand one side of the partition'I provide a receiving tray, or bin, 8,which has the inclined bottom 9 and the inclined front end 10 providedwith the opening 11 therein to facilitate the removal of the checks orother articles held in the tray or bin. It is to be noted that thebottom member 9 extends over the front wall of the upper part of thecabinet and that the opening 11 extends partly in through the bottommember 9. The checks or other articles are held in place on the inclinedbottom of the tray or bin 8 by means of the resilient member or spring12. To the rear of this tray, or bin, I provide the opening 13 leadinginto a chute 14 formed by the inclined wall 15 by whichthe checks orother articles are directed into the larger receiving compartment 16.The lower end of the inclined wall 15 rests upon a transverse partition15.

'On the other side of the upper part of the cabinet I providea similartray or bin 17 having the inclined bottom 18, the bottom extending overthe front wall of the upper part of the cabinet and being provided withthe'opening 20 which extends through the front end to facilitate theremoval of the articles in this bin 17, these articles being depositslips or the like and being held in place, if desired, by the spring orother resilient means 21. To the rear of this tray or bin, 17, I providethe opening 22 leading to the chute 23 formed by the inclined wall 24;which discharges the deposit slips or other articles into the smallerreceiving compartment 25. The lower end of the inclined wall 24: restsupon a transverse partition 24".

Each of these compartments 16 and 25 is provided'with glass doors orwindows 26 removably mounted inthe sliding guide members 27 so thatthearticles in the compartments may be inspected and may be readilyremoved. In order to facilitate the proper positioning of the articlesin the compart ments I utilize a spring 28 shown in the largercompartment 16 which is positioned machines.

ranged in the bin 8 and held in place by the,

near the front of the compartment and has the enlargement or hump 28 sothat the front edge of the check or other article bcing dischargedthrough the chute will engage it and will be thrown'back into its properposition in the compartment and on the checks or other articlespreceding it. This spring member may be utilizedin connection with thesmaller compartment for the deposit slips or other articles.

It is to be noted that on one side of the upper part of the cabinet Iprovide abracket or support 29 which may be utilized for an ink well orsponge cup or the like. Also the top memberof the base part of thecabinet is extended as at 30 and provided with a flange 31 to receivepencils, pens, erasers and other articles. that in the rear of the upperpart of the cabinet I provide an open bin 32 which may be utilized forreceiving unhonored checks and the like, as desired.

As stated hereinbefore this cabinet is designed for use in connectionwith posting The unposted checks are arspring clip and the deposit slipsare arranged in the bin 17 and may also beheld in place by a spring. Asthe articles are posted they are removed one by one and dropped into thechute through which they will be discharged into their proper com- 7partments and into their proper positions therein, making the cabinet avery desirable and efiicient adjunct to the equipment of banks, businesshouses and the like, utilizing posting machines. The drawers may beutilized for any suitable supplies such as balance sheets and the like.'The cabinet may be made of wood, the various parts of metal, or the samemay be made entirely of metal or composition, ifdesired.

lVhat I claim. is;

1. A cabinet of the character described including in combination areceptacle divided into two compartments, a tray for each compartment, achute located to the rear of each tray leading to one compartment, andmeans in one compartment for positioning the articles as they drop fromsaid chute therein, said means including a resilient member dependingVertically from the top wall of said compartment and adapted to engagethe front edge of the articles as they are discharged therein from saidchute. V j r 2. A cabinet of the character described including incombination a receptacle having a longitudinal partition dividing thesame into two compartments, a tray located over each compartment andeach having an inclined bottom and an inclined front end with an openingin the front end and extending partially into the bottom, the bot- It isalso to be noted 7 tom of said tray extending slightly'overthe frontwall of said receptacle, and a chute located at the rear of each trayand leading toeach compartment, and removable glass doors for eachcompartment.

3. A cabinet of the character described including in combination a basemember having a plurality of drawers, an upper part positioned on saidbase member comprising a receptacle having a longitudinal partitiondividing the same into two compartments, a tray for each compartment,each tray having an inclined bottom and an inclined front end, saidbottom extending slightly over the front wall of said receptacle, andsaid front end having an opening therein which extends slightly'into theinclined bottom of each tray leading to its compartment, and

resilient means in said'tray for holding the 7 articles in position. v r

4. A cabinet of the class described, comprising side, rear and frontwalls, the side and rear walls'beinghigher than the front, alongitudinal partition, transverse partitions between said longitudinalpartition and the side walls, chute bottoms disposed in an inclinedrelation with their lower ends on said transverse partitions and theirupper ends onsaid rear walls, tray bottoms disposedbetween saidsidewalls and longitudinal partition with their front ends projectingover the front wall and in a spaced relation to said chute bottomsproviding chutes opening at the rear of the trays, the trays beingprovided with front walls having vertical openings therein, the edges ofthe bottoms having notches registering with said openings facilitatingthe fingering of the articles in said trays.

5. In a cabinet of the class described, the combination of a tray, a.receptacle disposed below said tray, a forwardly directed chute havingits mouth at the rear of said tray, anda positioning member dependinginto said receptacle in position to be engaged by the articles deliveredfrom the chute and having a rearwardly projecting stop with which thefront edges of the articles engage temporarily supporting the same, forthe purpose specified. I

6. In a cabinet of the class described, the combination of a tray, areceptacle disposed below said tray, a forwardly directed chute havingits mouth at the rear of said tray, and a stop arranged in saidreceptacle in position to be engaged by thefront edges of the articlesdelivered from the chute tempo- GUY F. BRISENDINE.

' rarily supporting the same and permittingy

